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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journal of the Confederate Congress --TWELFTH DAY--MONDAY, January 26, 1863.
OPEN SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Peterkin.
On motion, leave was granted Messrs. Chambliss, Trippe, Elliott, and Cooke, who were detained from the House on Friday, to record their votes on the passage of
A bill to be entitled "An act to repeal certain clauses of an act entitled 'An act to exempt certain persons from military service,' etc., approved October eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-two."
The Chair laid before the House a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, inclosing a statement of the Register of the Treasury in answer to a resolution requesting the Secretary of the Treasury to report "the amount of Treasury notes of each class and description and also the amount of bonds bearing 8 per cent interest, etc., issued and outstanding on the 13th day of October last," etc.; which was read and, with its accompanying documents, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
On Motion of Mr. Johnston, the same was ordered to be printed.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday; which was the joint resolutions offered by Mr. Crockett declaring the basis upon which alone peace propositions will be entertained by this Government.
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The question being on the motion of Mr. Crockett to refer the same to the Committee on Military Affairs,
Mr. Foote moved to amend the motion by striking out the word "Military" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Foreign."
On motion of Mr. Clopton, the further consideration of the same was postponed until the special order of business is disposed of.
Mr. Boyce, by unanimous consent, offered the following resolution, viz:
Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means to inquire and report as to the expediency of raising as large an amount as practicable by excise and stamp duties, and assessed and income and capitation taxes;
which was read and agreed to.
Mr. Perkins, by unanimous consent, offered the following resolution, viz:
Resolved, That the Secretary of War be requested to furnish Congress with copies of the findings of the general court-martial held at headquarters, Richmond, for the month of January, in the cases of persons charged with desertion and absence without leave.
Resolved further, That he be requested to state under which of the rules and regulations for the government of the Army of the Confederate States, Private L. B. Seymour, Company E, Fiftieth North Carolina, was sentenced for desertion to receive thirty-nine lashes on his bare back every three months for the period of the war, to be branded in the left hand with the letter "D," and to be put to hard labor in Richmond, with ball and chain, for the balance of the war;
which was read and agreed to.
Mr. Perkins, by unanimous consent, introduced
A bill to be entitled "An act to abolish flogging, or punishment by the lash, in the Army of the Confederate States;"
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Perkins also, by unanimous consent, introduced
A bill to be entitled "An act to amend the law regarding substitutes;"
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Perkins, also by unanimous consent, introduced
A bill to be entitled "An act to amend the second section of an act entitled 'An act to provide for the safe custody, printing, publication, and distribution of the laws, and to provide for the appointment of an additional clerk in the Department of Justice,' approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one;"
which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Printing.
A message was received from the President, by his Private Secretary, Mr. Harrison.
Mr. Perkins, by unanimous consent, presented a design for a flag; which was referred to the Committee on Flag and Seal.
The Chair laid before the House a message from the President; which was read as follows, viz:
Richmond, Va., January 24, 1863.
To the House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of War, forwarding for your information copies of certain reports of military operations, being a response, in part, to your resolution of the 22d instant.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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Mr. Miles moved that the rule requiring a motion to print an extra number of copies of the same to be referred to the Committee on Printing be suspended; which was agreed to.
Mr. Miles moved that 1,000 copies of the message and its accompanying documents be printed.
Mr. Holt moved to refer the whole subject to the Committee on Printing.
The motion was lost, and the motion to print agreed to.
The hour for the consideration of the special order having arrived,
Mr. Lyons moved a postponement of the same.
The motion was lost, and
The House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Curry in the chair, on a bill to be entitled "An act to declare what persons shall be exempt from military service;" and having spent some time therein, the committee rose and reported, through their Chairman, that they had had under consideration the bill referred to them and had arrived at no conclusion thereon.
On motion of Mr. Kenner,
The House then resolved itself into secret session;a and having spent some time therein, again resolved itself into open session;
[Note a: a The Journal of this secret session has not been found.]
When,
On motion of Mr. Holt,
The House adjourned until 12 o'clock o'clock to-morrow.
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